Jenni is the ninth major label studio album by regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera, released on September 9, 2008, by Universal Music Latin Entertainment.10th studio album The album features the hit banda song "Chuper Amigos" and the hit single "Culpable o Inocente".
Jenni reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart in the United States. It reached number 27 on the Top 100 chart in Mexico. It was nominated for Popular Album of the Year at the 2009 Premios Oye!, whereas "Culpable o Inocente" was nominated for Record of the Year. Jenni won Top Latin Album of the Year at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards. It achieved Platinum status in Mexico.
Critical reception
Billboards writer Ayala Ben-Yehud gave the album a positive review, writing "Banda diva Jenni Rivera has trademarked a swingy, midtempo groove on her brass-heavy tunes and a cackling bluntness that other regional Mexican singers of her generation don't even approach."Billboard Positive Review Allmusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 on Jenni, calling it "her best work in the past decade".
Chart performance In its first week of release, the album entered on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number thirty-one in the United States and number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums. It moved 16,000 copies in its first week at retail, giving Rivera her first Top Latin Album number one album and best sales week ever.
Track listing
Personnel Source:
Daniel Ramos - Arranger, music director, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer and Keyboards Adriana Rebold - Art Direction Efrén Villareal - Art Direction Gigi Jara - Assistant Fernando "El Colorín" Jiménez - Clarinet, Trombone, Sousaphone and Trumpet Jenni Rivera - Executive Producer Chiquis Rivera - Concept Jacob Yebale - Make-Up Francisco Ramos - Percussion and Battery Caesar Lima - Photography Iván Montero - Stylist
Chart performance Chart (2008)PeakpositionMexico Top 10027U.S. Top Latin Albums1U.S. Billboard 20031U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums1
Sales and certifications
See also List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2008
References
External links
Jenni at Amazon